Frank,
>what does WMI stand for?
Windows Management Instrumentation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnanchor/html/anch_wmi.aspFor the services, you can take a look at Thread #
968069, you can see a solution using WMI in Message #
968085[Update]Of course now that I re-read your post, this is not what you were looking for!
"The five senses obstruct or deform the apprehension of reality."
Jorge L. Borges?
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
Donald Knuth, repeating C. A. R. Hoare
"To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely"
Jorge L. Borges
